This book is the definitive guide to the techniques and applications of position location, covering both terrestrial and satellite systems. It gives all the techniques, theoretical models and algorithms that an engineer needs to improve their current location schemes and to develop future location algorithms and systems. Comprehensive coverage is given to system design trade-offs, complexity issues, and the design of efficient positioning algorithms, enabling the creation of high-performance location positioning systems. Traditional methods are also re-examined in the context of the challenges posed by reconfigurable and multi-hop networks. Applications discussed include wireless networks (WiFi, ZigBee, UMTS and DVB networks), cognitive radio and sensor and multi-hop networks.
Chapter 1 The Position Location Problem
Chapter 2 Signal Parameter Estimation for the Localization Problem
Chapter 3 Location Information Processing
Chapter 4 Heuristic Approaches to the Position Location Problem
Chapter 5 Terrestrial-Based Location Systems
Chapter 6 Applications to Terrestrial-Based Location Systems
Chapter 7 Satellite-Based Location Systems
List of Acronyms
Index